Published in 1930, Portrait Medals of Italian Artists of the Renaissance is a collection of essays and illustrations on ......more

This beautifully illustrated book offers a fascinating glimpse into the art and architecture of one of Italy’s most icon......more

This illuminating and erudite study of the Chandos Portrait of Shakespeare offers new insights into the life and works o......more

The art of heraldry--the design and symbolism of coats of arms--has a rich history dating back to medieval Europe. In th......more

Originally published in the 16th century, this landmark work on Renaissance art history is a must-read for scholars and ......more

Explore the vibrant art scene of Italy during a time of great social and political change with this comprehensive histor......more

First published in 1550, this classic work remains one of the most important sources of information about Italian Renais......more

An invaluable resource for art historians and enthusiasts alike, this book provides a detailed guide to the works of two......more

This art book explores the early Florentine painters of the 15th century, with a focus on the works of Fra Angelico. Wit......more

Originally published in 1913, this monograph explores the history and significance of the Madonna von Solothurn, a 16th-......more

This classic history of Italian art, originally published in the 18th century, focuses on the Lombard school and its maj......more

This monograph examines the various Madonnas painted by Raphael and places them within the broader context of Renaissanc......more

Explore the magical city of Venice through the ages with this beautifully illustrated book. From its early history throu......more

Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most brilliant minds in history, and this book offers readers a unique glimpse into his......more

Symbola et Emblemata Centuriae Quatuor is a beautiful collection of illustrations of plants, animals, and fish, accompan......more

This important work by Andreas Alciatus is one of the earliest and most influential collections of emblems, or symbolic ......more

First published in 1864, this landmark history of Italian painting remains a classic of art scholarship. Joseph Archer C......more

This classic study of Italian art in the 15th and 16th centuries remains a valuable resource for students of art history......more

An in-depth analysis of the cartoons of Raphael, a series of tapestry designs commissioned by Pope Leo X in the early si......more

This book is a comprehensive study of the later works of the great artist Titian, including his landscapes, mythological......more

This is a comprehensive survey of Venetian painting in America during the 15th century, with a particular focus on works......more

Published in 1930, Portrait Medals of Italian Artists of the Renaissance is a collection of essays and illustrations on ......more

This beautifully illustrated book offers a fascinating glimpse into the art and architecture of one of Italy’s most icon......more

Written by a leading art critic and historian, this insightful guide provides a detailed analysis of the paintings house......more

This is an art book that presents a collection of sixteen pictures of Tuscan sculptures from the fifteenth century. The ......more

This book explores the influence of Oriental ceramics on Italian Renaissance pottery. The book highlights several exampl......more

A comprehensive study of the life and work of Hans Holbein the Younger, one of the greatest artists of the Northern Rena......more

First published in 1550, this classic work remains one of the most important sources of information about Italian Renais......more

This illuminating and erudite study of the Chandos Portrait of Shakespeare offers new insights into the life and works o......more

The art of heraldry--the design and symbolism of coats of arms--has a rich history dating back to medieval Europe. In th......more

A guide to Italian wall decorations of the 15th and 16th centuries, including frescoes, stucco work, and intarsia, as ex......more

This comprehensive study of Florentine Sculptors of the Renaissance provides a detailed insight into the art and artists......more

From the works of Botticelli to Leonardo da Vinci, this lavishly illustrated volume provides an in-depth look at one of ......more

Regarded as a seminal work in the field of art history, this volume offers a comprehensive survey of the lives and work ......more

This scholarly work provides a comprehensive analysis of the early Portuguese school of painting, a branch of art histor......more

In this groundbreaking book, Morris Moore offers a fresh and engaging take on one of the most scandalous episodes in the......more

This classic art historical text, written by artist and historian Giorgio Vasari, is a must-read for anyone interested i......more

This monograph examines the various Madonnas painted by Raphael and places them within the broader context of Renaissanc......more

Giorgio Vasari’s classic work on the lives of Renaissance artists remains a valuable reference for art historians and en......more

We all look to our past to define our present, but we don’t always realize that our view of the past is shaped by subseq......more

The Portuguese Restoration of 1640 ended the dynastic union of Portugal and Spain. This book pioneers in reconstructing ......more

New volume in the Frick Diptych series focuses on an enigmatic Renaissance portrait, pairing an essay by Frick curator A......more

"Explores the deployment of racial thinking and racial formations in the visual culture of the pre-modern world. The cap......more

"Explores the deployment of racial thinking and racial formations in the visual culture of the pre-modern world. The cap......more

A brand-new perspective on early modern art and its relationship with nature as reflected in this moving account of over......more

The painter and printmaker Albrecht Dürer is one of the most important figures of the German Renaissance. This book acco......more

This book explores how the Medici Grand Dukes pursued ways to expand their political, commercial, and cultural networks ......more

With the rise of projects to create global histories and art histories, the Mongol Empire is now widely taken as a funda......more

The chapters in this volume explore the relationship between music and art in Italy across the long sixteenth century, c......more

In Praying to Portraits, art historian Adam Jasienski examines the history, meaning, and cultural significance of a cruc......more

While Venice is better known for soft light and atmospheric painters, this elegant new volume transforms our understandi......more

A fresh look at the astounding innovations of Netherlandish Renaissance painting through 48 case studies This sumptuous ......more

In 1454 the Sienese painter Francesco di Bartolomeo Alfei faced litigation from the Mercanzia in Siena for defaulting on......more

Quinten Massys’ An Old Woman (’The Ugly Duchess’) is one of the Renaissance’s most famous faces. In a fresh review of th......more

A groundbreaking approach to the problem of realism in Tudor art In Tudor and Jacobean England, visual art was often ter......more

New volume in the Frick Diptych series focuses on a remarkable Renaissance lamp, pairing an essay by Frick director Ian ......more

A scholarly reappraisal of Luini’s appropriation of Da Vinci’s motifs and compositions This volume examines a selection ......more

A lavish survey of Renaissance master sculptor Donatello and his works--captured in photographs from some of the nation’......more

*Winner of the 2024 Mississippi Institute of Arts & Letters Award for Life Writing* "A wickedly entertaining" (The New Y......more

This abundantly illustrated book examines the figure of Balthazar, one of the biblical magi, and explains how and why he......more

GIOTTO Introduced by Julia Cartwright This is a study of the great Italian Renaissance painter, Giotto. The book feature......more

The idea of the book was central throughout the western European and the eastern Mediterranean world in the Middle Ages ......more

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Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder (1722-1789) was an important figure for Kassel. His decades of activity as court pai......more

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Drawing inspiration from Robert Greene’s deathbed attack on Shakespeare as "an upstart crow, beautified with our feather......more

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Engagingly written and profusely illustrated, this book offers readers a close-up "view from the scaffolding" of some of......more

In-Between Textiles is a decentred study of how textiles shaped, disrupted, and transformed subjectivities in the age of......more

The MAK’s holdings of maiolica shown in a dialogue with other well-known Austrian and Central European collections A sch......more

Leonardo’s Fables explores the compositional methods and sources of Leonardo’s fables and their relationship to illustra......more

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This book is about is an image archive for artists, designers, and art lovers and takes into account historical sketches......more

From the acclaimed author of Blue, a beautifully illustrated history of the color white in visual culture, from antiquit......more

A Companion to the Renaissance in Southern Italy offers readers unfamiliar with Southern Italy an introduction to differ......more